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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTC) today has launch a QR-based mobile ticketing system on July 16 in association with digital payments company PAYTM. Paytm provides multiple products & services like Card recharges. mobile-based ticketing for city bus. With the launch of QR-code-based ticketing system, we have taken a step towards creating urban mobility solutions that are future-ready. “We believe that by offering these tech-powered solutions, we will serve the transit needs of commuters more efficiently and seamlessly.” said Paytm This feature would help over 1 lakh riders using KTCL services every day to book QR ticket using…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that government has commenced clearing pending bills of upto Rs 25 lakhs and above. CM also informed that bills upto March 2020 paid to contractors. “State government has paid Rs 500 crores worth bill to all the contractors of PWD, GSIDC under the RSL Scheme uptill March 31,” said CM CM further said that the government has taken a loan from Bank of Maharashtra for a repayment period of 6 months. Referring to messages on social media purportedly from CM Sawant asking for money, CM said, “Looks like one of…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: It’s risky to travel on a pothole-ridden damaged road on Borim bridge. Locals and Panch member Sunil Sawkar have demanded immediate repair road on Borim bridge. Sunil Sawkar said locals are complaining about several potholes on Borim bridge, posing a risk to vehicles. Every day thousands of vehicles travel through Borim Bridge. Sawkar said the bridge road should be made only using concrete as the hot mix is washed away in rains, resulting in potholes on the road. “For the past several years, we are inviting government attention to this bridge in dilapidated condition and needs a…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda MLA Ravi Naik began “Chai Pei Charcha” in Marcaim to gauge voters’ mood and claimed he is getting a good response from people who were once his voters in 1989 elections. Ravi was elected from marcaim in 1989 and later became Chief Minister of Goa in 1991 after he split from MGP to join Congress. Ravi is still an attraction in Marcaim as whenever he visits, a lot of supporters surround him. At present, Ravi is strong in Ponda and Sudin strong in Marcaim. However, Marcaim voters say if Ravi-Sudin Fight against each other in Marcaim,…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The people from Dhangarwada in Advalpal and the Bicholim express anger over the inundated road leading towards the village. The road leading towards Dhangarwada Advalpal gets flooded, and the villagers lose contact with the other villages. The problem persists every year, and the government has done very little to solve this issue. “Government has only laid foundation stones twice of this bridge connecting Dhangarwada, but after that, nothing has happened.” Bicholim block Congress president Meghasham Raut told. The situation is that older people, women, and children cannot cross the flowing waters and get stranded. Even at times,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Cuncolim MLA Clafasio Dias said that he intends to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections on a BJP ticket and added that it was for the party to decide his candidature. “I want to contest on BJP ticket, but the party has to decide whether it wants to give the ticket to me or any other candidate,” he said. He said the BJP is happy with his work as he has given equal weightage to the constituency development and the party expansion in Cuncolim. “I have faith in my party leadership, and coming elections, party candidate will definitely…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Taking a serious view of delays in filing affidavits by government officers, High Court has fined Rs 5,000 to police department for delaying filling of affidavit in a petition filed by one police constable. The court has asked the office of DGP to pay the cost to the petitioner till the time govt fixes responsibility as to who was responsible for the delay and whether to recover that cost from him. The court has also warned of taking serious view if the affidavit or payment of cost is further delayed while adjourning the matter to July 26.…